2020 Super2 Series


The 2020 Super2 Series is an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, which is staged as a support series to the 2020 Supercars Championship. It is the twenty-first running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.

Entries

The following teams and drivers are competing in the 2020 championship:

  • – Eligible for the A$100,000 'rookie class' prize pool.

    Team changes

made its début in the series, acquiring an ex-Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport VF Commodore.
Anderson Motorsport made their début in the series, acquiring an ex-Walkinshaw Andretti United VF Commodore.
Eggleston Motorsport scaled back their commitment to the series from three cars to two, while Triple Eight Race Engineering scaled back its commitment to the series from two cars to one. Kostecki Brothers Racing returned to the series after withdrawing from final three rounds in 2019. Matt Chahda Motorsport expanded its operations to enter a second car, with an option of adding a third car.
Garry Rogers Motorsport withdrew from the series after withdrawing from the Supercars Championship, while Matt Stone Racing withdrew from the series to focus on the Supercars Championship.

Driver changes

moved from Eggleston Motorsport to Image Racing. The team is supported by Erebus Motorsport and Brown is expected to be promoted to Erebus' Supercars Championship in 2021. His spot was filled by Brodie Kostecki, who returned to the series after withdrawing from the last four rounds in 2019.
Super3 Series drivers Zak Best, Jayden Ojeda, Josh Fife and 2019 champion Broc Feeney graduated to the Super2 series with MW Motorsport, Brad Jones Racing and Tickford Racing respectively. Reigning Australian Formula Ford champion Angelo Mouzouris joined the series with Triple Eight Race Engineering.
Brenton Grove and Adam Marjoram will not drive in the series in 2020.
Toyota 86 Series driver Zane Morse joined the series with Brema Group Racing.
Kurt Kostecki returned to Kostecki Brothers Racing after spending a single year with Triple Eight Race Engineering.
Thomas Randle moved from Tickford Racing to MW Motorsport.
Tyler Everingham moved from MW Motorsport to Anderson Racing. He missed the first round due to injuries sustained in the Bathurst 12 Hour.
Bryce Fullwood, Jack Smith, Jake Kostecki and Zane Goddard graduated to the Supercars Championship, with Walkinshaw Andretti United, Brad Jones Racing and Matt Stone Racing respectively.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2020 championship will consist of five rounds, down from seven rounds in 2019:

Calendar changes

The original calendar removed the Ipswich, Newcastle and Perth rounds with Sydney Motorsport Park and Symmons Plains reinstated, having last being in the series in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised calendar resulted in the Symmons Plains and The Bend Motorsport Park rounds being cancelled with a round added at Sandown.
The Bathurst 250 km race was split into two races of 125 km. The change was made as the mandatory refuelling in pit stops proved to be problematic in 2019 as Super2 teams were forced to use fuel rigs that were designed for Supercars teams and were not compatible with Super2 cars.

Rule changes

Sporting regulations

The series was to have seen an increase in the prize money awarded, with the champion to be given $400,000 as a way to secure funding into the Supercars Championship. A "Rookie" class aimed at drivers under the age of 25 was planned, with the winner to be awarded $100,000 to secure a second year in the series. This was done to help young drivers into the Supercars Championship as part of the Junior Development Program. As a result the COVID-19 pandemic, both were shelved.

Results and standings

Points system

Points were awarded in each race as follows.

Drivers' championship

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